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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Panthers rookie wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin missed his second straight day of practice Thursday with a concussion, raising concerns about his availability for Sundays game at Green Bay.Coach Ron Rivera said after practice the standout rookie is in the concussion protocol and will meet with independent doctors Friday to determine if hes ready to play against the Packers. Rivera said its unclear when hell make a decision on Benjamins status.If Benjamin cant play, Rivera said it would be a considerable loss for the offence in light of who he is for us.The first-round draft pick from Florida State has emerged as Carolinas best wide receiver. He leads all rookies with 416 yards receiving on 31 catches, including four touchdowns. Only tight end Greg Olsen has more receptions than Benjamin for the Panthers.Rivera earlier this week termed Benjamins concussion as mild after he took a shot to his helmet from Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict in the second quarter of Sundays game. The 6-foot-5-245-pound Benjamin passed his concussion test on the sideline and return to the game, finishing with seven catches for 49 yards and a touchdown.Rivera said Benjamin did very well when examined by independent doctors on Wednesday and then took the next step after meeting with the teams trainers on Thursday.Benjamin has been unavailable for comment this week.Well see how hes doing on Friday, Rivera said. Hopefully, he passes. If he does, great.If not, the Panthers could turn to Brenton Bersin to make his first NFL start.Rivera indicated Bersin, rookie Philly Brown and Jason Avant are all options. The Panthers are also considering activating quarterback Joe Webb as a fifth wide receiver. Webb began getting reps at wide receiver this week. He has played the position before with the Minnesota Vikings.Bersin has filled in for Benjamin this season when he needs a breather and caught a pass in each of the last five games.After spending two seasons on the practice squad, Bersin became only the second player from Wofford College to see action in the NFL. The other is Panthers owner Jerry Richardson.It would be a great opportunity, Bersin said. Im preparing like Im going to start. I know this offence in and out.The Panthers also have questions at running back again this week.DeAngelo Williams remains out with a high ankle sprain, but his primary backup Jonathan Stewart appears ready to roll after missing the last three games with a sprained knee. Stewart has practiced all week and Rivera said hes taken the next step in practice.Chris Ogbannayo and either Darrin Reaves or Fozzy Whittaker — if either is healthy enough to play after both sat out practice Wednesday and Thursday — will serve as the third-string back.The good news for the Panthers is their leading rusher, quarterback Cam Newton, is making plays again with his feet. The Panthers entered last weeks game ranked 31st in the league in rushing, but the injury-riddled Newton was finally given the green light to run and racked up 107 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown in a 37-37 tie with Cincinnati. He also threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns.Rivera said Newton is playing his best football since coming into the league despite dealing with rib and ankle injuries.This may have been that next big step that were all looking for him to take, Rivera said.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Terrell Edmunds Steelers Jersey . 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The 29-year-old German, the 2011 overall World Cup champion, says she has decided "to end my career now.RENTON, Wash. - Everyone has seen Percy Harvin take the quick screen or a handoff on a fly sweep and turn a play that starts at the line of scrimmage into a gain of 20 or 30 or more yards.But after five games this season with the Seattle Seahawks, questions remain about whether Harvin can be more of an option as a pass catcher down the field.Well, we know hes got speed and we know he can go down the field with speed, Seattle offensive co-ordinator Darrell Bevell said. Hes got great quickness so we can use him in that. The test always is, is to make sure some of those guys get the ball in their hands.The Seahawks are still trying to figure out how best to use the unique talents of Harvin within a run-first offence. Seattle never got its trial and error opportunity with Harvin last season following his trade from Minnesota because of hip surgery that limited him to one regular-season game. His on-field influence was never fully felt until the Super Bowl.So that process is happening for the first time now. The difficulty in fitting Harvin in was most evident last week in Seattles 30-23 loss to Dallas.I just think they overall had a great defensive game plan just taking away the bubble screens, some of the sweeps they took away, Harvin said. Overall (their) defensive co-ordinator had a heck of a game plan. It slowed us down. It threw us off rhythm.Marshawn Lynch finished with only 10 carries and just two in the first half. Seattle attempted to throw three wide receiver screens to Harvin that went for zero yards and he had three rushes for (minus)-1 yard. The fact Harvin finished with nearly as many overall touches as Lynch had carries had fans in an uproar that a run-first team was not leaning on its workhorse. It didnt help that Seattle finished with only 48 offensive plays and was 5 of 13 on thirdd downs.ddddddddddddWe want to get the running game going, we want (Lynch) to be a big factor, and we want you to have to deal with that running game that number 24 brings us. And when were not, were not quite the same and we dont want it to be that way, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.This season, Harvin has 22 receptions, with 12 of those coming behind the line of scrimmage. He has only one catch on a ball thrown more than 10 yards, according to STATS Inc. Harvins average of 6 yards per catch is last among all wide receivers in the NFL averaging at least two receptions per game.The average point where Harvin is catching the ball through five games is 1.1 yards past the line of scrimmage, also the lowest number in the NFL. Against Denver, Harvin finished with 42 yards receiving, with 41 coming after the catch.Harvins numbers are slightly skewed because of big plays that have been called back due to penalties. He had a 40-yard touchdown catch against Washington called back because of a penalty. But for the most part, Seattle has simply thrown the ball to Harvin immediately and asked him to try to break a big play.While the clamour is for Harvin to be used more down field, the track record throughout his career is that Harvin is not much of a threat down field. Harvin has 303 career receptions and only 11 of those came on a throw that travelled more than 20 yards, according to STATS. More than half of his receptions — 241 total — have come within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage and 115 of those behind the line of scrimmage.Im just staying within the offence. When my number is called, Im trying to do it to the best of my ability, Harvin said. 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